Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-19
KILLED BY THE FREEZE.
THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE
CROPS BADLY DAMAGED.

Early Truck Cut Down to tho Ground
Beans, Cucumbers and Potatoes
Atlled-rhe Pea Crop Ipjured-Dsm-
age to the Fruit-GsrdeDers Getting
Ready to RepIsnt-The Damage Else
where.
March has been doing its worst for the
pass few days. The truck growers have
all along been anxious for their crops.
The season ia fully three weeks earlier
than it was last year, and up to this week
everything on the farms was looking
finely. The cold weather that set in Tues
day, it is feared, has done much damage.
The light frost Of Tuesday morning was
followed yesterday by hard freeze. A
thin lin of ice formed over water where
ever it was exposed, and the ground was
covered with frost.
THE GARDENERS UNEASY.
The truckers took every precaution to
protect their crops, but in spite of that
the damage is heavy. IL was impossible
yesterday 10 tell the full extent.
Nearly the entire bean, cucumber, po-
tato ana tomato crop is believed to have
been killed, except i'll a few localities.
West of the city the freeze was not so Sc
we're az it was in other directions, and
some Of the farms near the river escaped.
The pea crop is also badly hurt. The bean
and potato crops, however, have suffered
the most. The fruit and berry crop is
also injured.
THE FRUIT TREES INJURED.
The cold has set back the pear trees.
The strawberry vines have, it is believed,
escaped damage. but the fruit where not
protected has been injured. Even where
1t was not touched by the frost the ma
turing OF the berries will be delayed. In
CURRY yesterday failed to discover the ex-
tent OF the damage. Growers say 1t can
not be estimated until day or two. Most
Of them said that the prospects of early
shipments are not as good as they were a
day or two ago. Peas we're about ready
for shipping, and, in fact, several ship
ments have already been made.
BUYING SEED TO REPLANT.
The seed dealers were overrun with
orders. One dealer who mas sold nearly
400 bushels Of seed beans this year said
that be had orders for over thirty bushels
before 8 O'Clock yesterday morning, but
was unable 10 ill them. The growers are
going ahead TO replant, and if possible
to get in an early second crop.
The outlook last night was not at all
brig bt for the gardeners, At ii O'Clock
the sky was uncloHded, the wind died
down and there was every indication of
another freeze. West of here the weather
is colder than it is on the coast.
THE INDICATIONS LAST NIGHT.
When the last observation was taken
at the signal station last night mer-
curry was at the 43 deg. mark. The indi-
cations sent out at midnight were:
Fair, warmer weather and northwesterly
winds.
south of Savannah, along the line of
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way. there was a good deal of damage.
At Vadosta the mercury was down to
| freezing point, and melons and .cucum-
| bers Jared badly. A Valdosta special to
the MORNING News last night stated
that 1t is believed the whole crop is killed
out and Will have to be replanted. The
indications were that it would be as cold,
or colder, last night than it was the night
| before.
A Townsville special says that there
was frost there, but the fruit was not
seriously damaged.